Yes he is an outsider, but there are points where these two very different people can come together or reconcile their differences and help one another. This shows students that the perspective on Stone Fox is all wrong. This stone and unfeeling man sees the boys struggle and helps him in the end. This man, the giant scary outsider who happens to be 'Indian' shows compassion at the end. This is a great time piece reading that is about a courageous boy and an outsider that helps him. This book is a great segway into discussing treaties and the treatment of First Nations Peoples. We could bring about the points mentioned in above posts and cover the nations and treaties that happened in Social Studies and not while we are teaching children to read. As well, the use of the word "Indian" also leads into a very great conversation about what 'time' this piece was written in and how we know. This is a great teaching point that can be addressed. Clearly this is written from a settlers perspective and the perspective of the First Nations is mute. This is a great way to teach children about perspective.
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